Feb. 12-16

SCHOOL WILL BE TEN MINUTES LONGER : END TIME 3:30)

Valentine’s Day: We will not be having a party, but we will use last 20 minutes of the day to pass out candy if your child wishes to do so. (23 students in the class)

ü   After our half days being cancelled, if you feel the need for a parent/teacher conference please email me.

DANCE SHOW INFO:

ü  We are getting close to our 5th grade dance show, “Dancing through the Decades.” The show will take place on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. It will feature music from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. We have been discussing costumes, and I have attached some ideas below. The attached link are just ideas to go off of. These are not a required costume to purchase. All students must wear pants that are comfortable to move in. They can be jeggings, jeans, jazz pants, black sweats, or athletic bottoms that go past the knee. Most pieces can be pulled from your child’s wardrobe they currently have.

ü  All footwear must also be comfortable to move in, nothing heavy or bulky. Students can wear tennis shoes. For students who are in dance outside of school, they can wear their jazz shoes.

ü  Berens (80’s):

Plaid shirt, black, or white shirt with jeans (can be distressed) or black pants.

Can have breathable faux leather items, studded items, fingerless gloves

Beat It Costume  

Math:

Tuesday, the 13^th will be a Unit test on of area, perimeter, volume, measurement conversions (metric and customary), input/output tables and manipulating equations

Wednesday we will begin learning about the different attributes of polygons and classifying two dimensional figures
Problem Solving Quiz on Friday

Reading: We will be continuing our book club focusing on character traits and how characters change

Spelling Test and Quizlet Week 20

Science: Continuing our Space Science Unit : Comparing Earth, the Sun, and the moon; rotation vs revolution. THIS WEEK’S focus will be on the moon cycle. On the 15^th (new moon) the students will begin tracking the phases of the moon.

Thursday: quiz on the moon cycle and rotation vs revolution

 On the Study Jams website:  Go to the Solar System tab and watch the videos on "A Day on Earth" and "Gravity and Inertia". Study Jams

Social Studies: The cause and effects of the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and the benefits of the new inventions